Through the consultation process the local organizers will hopefully bring feedback from the farmers into conference organizing. Possibe issues around which we can cluster stories are

• Past and present agronomic practices
• Changes in market opportunities
• Change/loss of varieties
• Change in living standards over time
• Has PPB changed their knowledge, way of thinking, etc?
• Bio-fuels
• Food-prices

More suggested topics:

• Use of crops as healthy foods
• Impact of climate change
• Performance of varieties
• Major limiting factors for production (beyond varieties)
• Institutional back-up/support

Topics suggested by the Egyptians:

• Bedouin stories,
• traditional and new technologies of agricultural practices,
• change of varieties,
• change of Bedouin sedentary and life,
• PPB varieties and participatory of local communities in agricultural development projects.
• old and present using of barley grain and developed varieties
• Bedouin songs during harvest time of barley
• proverbs related to rainfall precipitation and agricultural practices 

Topics suggested by the Iranians:

• why traditional/indigenous seeds are important: suitable for the environment and soil of Garmsar, better taste
• what were some of the best traditonal varieties of Garmsar
• why these seeds were lost: the rise of materialism and money, loss of farmer independence and unity
• other major problems: privatisation of water, degrading soils, climate change, insurance, and lack of appropriate support from the government

On the last day, as a final topic:

• Would farmers like to keep in touch and collaborate with other farmers. How?